Electoral College Explained How does the Electoral College work? | Is the Electoral College fair?

How does the Electoral College work? | Is the Electoral College a fair system?

This video talks about what the Electoral College is and how it is used to elect the next President of the United States. It covers how the electors in each state are chosen as well. It goes on to talk about the importance of The Race to 270 and how each candidate aims for that goal. We cover other common questions about the Electoral College system including the two sides about whether the system is fair or not.

00:18 - What is it?
01:14 - How are electors chosen?
02:00 - The Race to 270
02:43 - Can you win the public vote and not be President?
03:26 - Why was this system chosen?
04:08 - Do electors have to vote for the candidate who won?
04:50 - Is the Electoral College a fair system?

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[msmaddox]

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[internalsnowman]

The concept of the electoral college is amazing the only problem for me is the electors because some can be faithless electors witch is a problem but other than that it’s amazing it prevents cities from bullying the rural areas

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[Nanofuture]

There's something called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact that's been getting worked on since 2006. If it gets enough states to sign on to reach the 270 electoral votes threshold, then all the signatories would give their electoral votes to the national popular vote winner instead of the candidate who won in their states.

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[koalitycooking]

As a Canadian, I've always been curious about the Electoral College. I always thought it was super dumb but after watching this I kind of like it now.
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[justinb]

Excellent research and analysis once again, Dan! So glad I recently found your videos.

On the Electoral College... I think going to a system where all states split their votes by congressional district, like Maine (ME) and Nebraska (NE), would be a much better for democracy. The congressional districts are based on population, so it gives voice to each state, but also would reflect the week of the people based on population density. This is a solution to the Electoral College issue of "unfairness".

Similarly (but differently), the UK picks their highest elected official (the Prime Minister) using the same number of representatives in parliament (government). In their system however, people don't directly vote for their preferred candidate... their government representative does. In that way... the Electoral College system is better, because it puts the power into the hands of the people.

By going to a EC system with split districts, it allows each congressional district to better represent the will of the people in that district. This gives better representation, while still making sure all states (and congressional districts) matter in elections for the president. .

[warlikemicrobe]

I love the electroal college. I dislike faithless electore, but i think that the system as a whole is a wonderful way to prevent mob rule

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[noom]

Thank you so much! You explained it so clear!

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